LIVE STOCK.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 445, 27 October 1904, Page 6

LIVE STOCK.

Wy BUILDING A PIGGERY. A TWO, PI4M Whloh May Be BxtMtdad, *o Meet the Reqairexaestts wt M*& t Iflgfr, <WU**rr FMrm Hot* Plan No. 1 provides & central feeding allay 6 feet wide, with pens 8 by la feat on either aide, and requiring a building SO feet wide. Beneath the alley is a' casaented trench 2 feet deep, into which the urine drains from either ajde, the feed troughs being set up from the floor a little to permit its passage. The floor of the alley is composed of battened. •actions 3 by 6 feet, which are remordd %» 4m* the treoch and put ia toeafc eto^

lpw3f*:Hß« PliAJf NO. L .» £~~-* : ■OliasUt AtTthe *ear end of the biildfng |s a cemented manure pit 8 b<% : H& feet, into which the maijare is and left until a suitable time for drawing it to the field. The floor, of the pens is of plank and slopes 3 or 4 inches toward the trenefc. -The planks are laiti on the pounded •artfcC oven which, has bssn spread a coat of thin cement morjtor «E a half inch or xnoie of cheap ggjß Thacoafsemanure from the pens it Jteowa orar *b* partitions into a

PLAN NO. J. CROSS SECTION. wheelbarrow in the alley, a blanket made of old burlaps being thrown oyer the partition and troughs to prevent possible soiling. The loft room may be used for storing feed or straw for bedding, as occasion demands. A trapdoor in the loft floor directly over each sleeping apartment would afford a convenient means of supplying litter at frequent intervals as needed. Plan Nfc>.sß provides an alley and feedjoom along one side of the building 6

*" 9 MjANNO. X. feet wide. The pens are Bby l&ttet, making the building 22 feet wide. The rear portion of the pens is floored witli plank laid as in the former plan, and is designed for the sleeping apartments. The front portion, designed as a feeding and manure floor, is grouted or paved, and slightly depressed, so as to hold the liquids till they can be absorbed by the litter. The partitions between the sleeping-rooms are per- ; mancnt, while those between the feed ing floors are in the form of doors, obc 7 hinged to the middle posts, and are or such length that when opened the;, shut the swine into the sleeping apartments and leave a driveway entirely through the building. The manure ie thus very conveniently drawn or wheeled out and litter introduced to thr pens. Doors and yards may be pro vided as convenience will dictatesCountry Gentleman.

Split Ears for Cuttle. Cattle of any age -will eatsplit ears of corn without soreness of the mouth winch frequently results when fed c whole ears, or on parts of ears whic have been broken crosswise of the co". Even calves of nine-months will gTcr fat upon them. This is a specially ck s-iraWe way too prepare it to feed t mi'.- hj cows. A steer of three years i not fully provided with grinders, an even a* that *>jje it is hard for him tmasticate whole ears. "\y RaoDiters. - Tho Ajajc Rabbit. Tkajp wiji«u has become so popular with trappers, can be obtained from W; TREYERS & Alerandia. ■_*■■■'- h p** t i. ving top Assy "The trap tiiit cateJaes."